On 3/5/10 5:35 PM, Allan Bazinet wrote: > > To date, the Mac has been an open platform, but it would seem to me that > all the scaffolding to make it a closed one is already in place, and > it's difficult to argue that the closed iPhone business model hasn't > been a wild success.
Does anyone really think they'll funnel all Mac software through a Mac App Store? The iPhone was built from the ground up with this idea in mind. It didn't have 25 years of alternate distribution methods to overcome. I mean, really. You'll only be able software for your Mac through Apple's store? Nothing else will install? I think there are too many customers depending on too many apps for this to work. Frankly, if they go this route, I doubt I'll continue developing on the Mac. -- Kevin Walzer Code by Kevin http://www.codebykevin.com
